The wheels rolled over the brand new asphalt road, and the roar replaced the bumps of the past. In Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, a 45 kilometer long black ribbon has just been laid, tightly connecting the Skeun Island with the Kizana Bridge. This is not only the connection of a highway, but also a vivid portrayal of Prime Minister Hongma Nai's statement that where there is a road, there is hope.

The highway has been successfully completed and opened to traffic

On the morning of July 7, 2026, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Ma Nai and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin jointly attended and presided over the opening ceremony of key sections of Cambodia's National Highway 7. The project is a section of the road from Skeun Roundabout to Kizana Bridge Roundabout in Kampong Cham Province, with a total investment of approximately 117 million US dollars, and is supported by preferential loan funds provided by the Chinese government for construction.

High level praises bilateral cooperation

Hong Manai delivered a speech at the opening ceremony, stating that Cambodia's current infrastructure achievements cannot be separated from the strategic deployment of Senate Chairman Hun Sen. He emphasized that National Highway 7 is a landmark project for the long-term development of friendly relations between Cambodia and China. In the next two years, Cambodia will continue to promote a large number of transportation infrastructure projects, most of which will rely on preferential loans from China to land. Hong Mane proposed that the transportation network is the core lifeline of Cambodia's economic development, and the country will continue to improve its comprehensive transportation system by sea, land, and air, practicing the development concept of "where there are roads, there is hope". He fully affirmed China's strong support for Cambodia's infrastructure, including the new Angkor International Airport, National Highway 71C, and multiple cross-border bridges, which are benchmark achievements of deep cooperation between the two countries.

Hong Mane expresses sincere gratitude to the Chinese government and people through Ambassador Wang Wenbin, thanking China for its long-term provision of free aid and policy based preferential loans. He stated that various cooperative infrastructure projects have effectively boosted Cambodia's economy and improved people's well-being; The long-standing traditional friendship between Cambodia and China is solid and reliable. Both sides will rely on the comprehensive strategic partnership to jointly build a community of shared future between Cambodia and China, and explore the space for future cooperation. Keywords: the Belt and Road news, China Cambodia cooperation, National Highway 7

Clear project engineering parameters

According to project data, the total length of the road section that is open to traffic exceeds 45 kilometers, and it is constructed using a two-way four lane standard; The width of the one-way lane is 3.75 meters, and a 1.5-meter-wide median strip is set up in the center of the road. The project will simultaneously construct 8 bridges, including a 40 meter long newly built main road bridge and 6 small and medium-sized supporting bridges. At the same time, one old bridge will be widened and expanded to fully ensure regional traffic capacity.Editor/Gong Ziwei